It is time for China to take sides on North Korea, in its own interests

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China is fighting hard to do nothing about North Korea. But it may find its silent protection of the nuclear-armed rogue regime in Pyongyang impossible to maintain. The growing problem of North Korea is China’s to solve.

The current crisis was prompted by the sinking of a South Korean warship in March, which the US, South Korea and Japan presume to be the work of North Korea.

In the US-China annual summit, which ended on Tuesday, China’s leaders gave Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State, no firm offer of help.